Welcome back to the FPL Lounge! The lads are back to preview GW31.

Another shortened pod this week due to a short-turnaround deadline, but there's still plenty to discuss.

DGW33 is confirmed, with the predicted shape of it previewed on last week's pod. I'm sure it'll mean there's plenty of Arsenal, Villa, Palace and City chat in the coming GWs! Two big injuries to well-owned defenders also dominate FPL news, while European football returns next week with varying potential for rotation and managed minutes, especially among those competing in the Champions League.

Crystal Palace remain popular on the radar, but only one Eagle features on the centre this week, with another being down-graded to the mid-range. That section also features a returning premium asset (no prizes for guessing who), while the Fringe includes some Villa punts with high ceilings but low floors.

No captaincy option holds much appeal this week, with Saka's minutes likely managed, Isak's flag, Marmoush playing a team that tends not to concede many chances from open play, and dreadful underlying numbers for Mo Salah. Where will the lads land?

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Welcome back to the FPL Lounge! The lads are back to preview GW30.

Shortened pod this week after the lads return from a stag do, and with a Tuesday deadline after FA Cup QF weekend, there's much to talk about!

The shape of the rest of the FPL season, while not confirmed, far clearer than it was ahead of GW29, with the FA Cup semi-finalists confirmed and likely resulting in 4 teams blanking in GW34, and 4 teams doubling in GW33. The lads run through what that, and an injury to Erling Haaland, now mean for the game.

Crystal Palace are going to be very popular in FPL from now until the end of the season , with three possible doubles (and two possible blanks) between now and the end of the season. With that in mind, two Eagles feature on the centre of the radar, with an additional one on the mid-range. The lads also include a City asset with upside, and doubling defenders.

In a shortened pod they skip straight to captaincy, where they assess whether Marmoush and Mateta, playing two of the worst sides in the league this season, can rival Mo Salah's captaincy supremecy.

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Welcome back to the FPL Lounge! The lads are back to preview GW29.

And it's a blank gameweek, with four teams not playing due to the EFL Cup Final, there's plenty of strategy divergence for FPL managers to navigate.

There's a player on the centre of the radar this week, but a big chance you already own him! Andy & Chris don't, though, and despite being fairly against this player all season, he feels essential this week.

A somewhat-maligned defence has some short and long-term appeal on the mid-range, with a wing-back with attacking upside and a very cheap £4.0m option giving some appeal. Things have gotten slightly worse, but still ultimately can only get Beto, on the fringe.

Double down on a swimming against the tide? Why not? Despite blanking again, one premium asset feels like returns are imminent based on he underlying numbers. And with Salah blanking, who do we turn to with our captain's armband?

The lads finish, as ever, with a little game they like to call Who the Heck Is Stat?!

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Welcome back to the FPL Lounge! The lads are back to preview GW28.

The final GW before the season really starts and strategy begins to matter, the lads run through all of the new information we now know following FA Cup 5th round weekend, with blanks and doubles starting to shhape up, but with clarity far from achieved.

A pretty sorry radar sees the 1997 "things can only get Beto"2 party continue, but while running the rule over another highly-owned forward on the Fringe, the lads try to answer the question: where is Erling Haaland? A pair of Brighton assets show some appeal, but the FPL landscape, barring strategy with blanks, doubles and chips, feels increasingly bleak.

Good job the lads can provide some juice by swimming against not one, but two of the top 5 most transferred out this week, and they also run the rule over Mo Salah's declining underlying numbers as he faces a leaky Southampton defence this GW, making him a very popular captaincy choice - but is he the best way to go?

The lads finish, as ever, with a little game they like to call Who the Heck Is Stat?!

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Welcome back to the FPL Lounge! The lads are back to preview GW27.

A midweek GW means it's a sharp turnaround from the lads, but there's plenty to talk about as always.

Let's party like it's 1997, because things can only get Beto on the radar. Everton's in-form budget forward makes it on, but how high does he feature? Two midfield options also make it onto the fringe, with one an FPL Lounge favourite of old whose price is finally starting to have some, albeit limited appeal. There's also some chat about a real Chelsea differential ahead of two very appealing fixtures.

Nothing to swim against so the lads try to catch each other in their honey traps, with goals the focus of discussion.

The Mo Salah perma-captaincy continues, but with some differential options available, especially if a premium asset can use a get-right fixture to recapture some form.

The lads finish, as ever, with a little game they like to call Who the Heck Is Stat?!

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Welcome back to the FPL Lounge! The lads are back to preview GW26.

Midweek rotation and the announcement of an unexpected DGW later in the season are covered in the talking points

Plenty of good value options around in FPL at the moment and the lads discuss a few on their radar this week. Including some movement - up and down - of players who continued there from last week

One of the most expensive players in the game is on the chopping block this week - so why are the lads swimming against the tide of managers getting rid?

Captaincy sees the a tricky fixture for the GOAT so are there other options? How about the top striker for non-pen xG against one of the leakiest defences?

The lads finish, as ever, with a little game they like to call Who the Heck Is Stat?!

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Welcome back to the FPL Lounge! The lads are back to preview DGW25.

The news starts with a look ahead to the DGW and what that means for chips, blanks and doubles going forward.

There's some interesting non-DGW players on the radar this week including a number of inexpensive options with good fixture runs on the horizon. But why are the DGW players not there - the lads discuss all, plus anyone else they've got their eye on.

Not much to swim against this week so the Honey Traps are back out - what do the lads think is likely to happen this GW?

Captaincy seems like a shoe-in, with maybe even a cheeky Triple Captain opportunity - but are there any options outside the GOAT?

The lads finish, as ever, with a little game they like to call Who the Heck Is Stat?!

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Welcome back to the FPL Lounge! The lads are back to preview DGW24.

With a strong Liverpool theme to last week's radar, this week is no different, but with some movement and some picks against the grain, including remaining bullish on a Liverpool player with 0.03 xGI in last weekend's thumping of Ipswich.

The lads swim against a Bournemouth player running hot - probably too hot - with FPL returns that simply cannot be sustainable, especially with a difficult fixture this GW. There's only one option for captaincy this week, but should he be tripled captained?

And Who the Heck Is Stat?! returns - can there be a fifth 3-pointer in a row?

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Welcome back to the FPL Lounge! The lads are back to preview GW23.

There's a strong Merseyside Red theme on the radar, and who can critique it - Arne Slot's title hopefuls are, of course, on the verge of DGW24, and with Ipswich and Wolves sandwiching those two fixtures, plus a European dead rubber and a straight-forward-on-paper FA Cup tie, now is the time to flood your team with Liverpool assets. The lads run the rule over the main protagonists.

The lads take an especially icy dip in the sea to swim against the tide this week, while captaincy feels a straight shoot-out between the two most in-form players in the league.

And Who the Heck Is Stat?! returns - can Andy now reply with another big score?

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Welcome back to the FPL Lounge! The lads are back to preview GW22.

It's yet another light radar, with two returnees - one of whom does get upgraded to the mid-range - and just one addition, with the lads lamenting a lack of forwards presenting themselves as viable and consistent options in the game.

No swimming against the tide this week so the lads try to catch each other in their honey traps - will either escape with that sweet, sweet nectar? Captaincy is a conundrum, with little to choose between the three available premium assets (although news has surfaced since recording about an injury to one of them!).

And Who the Heck Is Stat?! returns - can Chris reply with another big score?

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